The Best of Men

The Best of Men

Movie 2012-08-16 1h 30m Drama History
★ 6.9 / 10 · 30 votes

Ludwig Guttmann, a renowned German neurosurgeon who fled Nazi Germany in the early days of WWII, takes a position at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Buckinghamshire, England in 1944 and begins to transform the lives of his patients, paralyzed soldiers that have been written-off and who are facing death from neglect. A breakthrough comes when Dr. Guttmann introduces sport into their rehabilitation, a breakthrough that leads to the founding of the Paralympic Games.

Status
Released
Studios
BBC , Whitby Davison Productions Ltd.
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Director
Tim Whitby
Cast
Eddie Marsan Eddie Marsan Dr. Ludwig Guttmann George MacKay George MacKay Private William Heath Rob Brydon Rob Brydon Corporal Wynne Bowen Niamh Cusack Niamh Cusack Sister Edwards Richard McCabe Richard McCabe Dr. Cowan Nicholas Jones Nicholas Jones General Blake Tristan Sturrock Tristan Sturrock Sergeant 'Q' Hills Tracy-Ann Oberman Tracy-Ann Oberman Else Guttmann
Kim Chapman Kim Chapman Windmill Girl (uncredited)
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